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Basics of additive technologies

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Course Unit Code346-3008/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PAG016doc. Ing. Marek Pagáč, Ph.D.
HAJ0058Ing. Jiří Hajnyš, Ph.D.
Summary
The essence of the course is to Introduce students with the basics of modeling and the preparation of models designed for 3D printing. In this course they learn the latest news in additive manufacturing, its principles and advantages. Part of the course will be dedicated to demonstrations and realization of plastic prototyping on 3D printers.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course aims to introduce additive technologies and terminology used in this field of engineering. Students will get acquainted with the principle of technology, they will learn to choose the right technological procedure about the choice of materials and material properties. The course aims to teach students new technological and design principles and choose the right finishing operations by machining, welding, and surface treatment technology.
Course Contents
The course aims to acquaint students with the production of prototypes by additive technologies (3D printing) on practical demonstrations through professional industrial 3D printers FDM, FDM + CFF, SLA, SLS, and SLM about modern trends in topological optimization, design of bionic structures, and lattice structures.
Students will get acquainted with the production of prototypes of liquid resin (liquid polymers), solid material in the form of a string (polymer and composite filament), and powder materials (metal and polymer powders).
The mentioned information, experience, and infrastructure can be further used by students for the creation of diploma theses in master's studies or dissertations in doctoral studies.

Lectures program
1. Additive manufacturing – clasification and manufacturing technology
2. Vat Photopolymerization:
SLA (Stereolithography)
DLP (Digital Light Processing)
CDLP (Continuous Digital Light Processing)
3. Material Extrusion:
FDM – Fused Deposition Modeling
Material Jetting:
MJ – Material Jetting
NPJ – NanoParticle Jetting
DOD – Drop on Demand
Binder Jetting:
BJ – Binder Jetting
4. Powder Bed Fusion:
MJF – Multi Jet Fusion
SLS – Selective Laser Sintering
DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Laser Sintering, SLM – Selective Laser Melting
EBM – Electron Beam Melting
5. Powder Bed Fusion:
MJF – Multi Jet Fusion
SLS – Selective Laser Sintering
DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Laser Sintering, SLM – Selective Laser Melting
EBM – Electron Beam Melting
6. Powder Bed Fusion:
MJF – Multi Jet Fusion
SLS – Selective Laser Sintering
DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Laser Sintering, SLM – Selective Laser Melting
EBM – Electron Beam Melting
7. Direct Energy Deposition:
LENS – Laser Engineering Net Shape
EBAM – Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing
Sheet Lamination:
LOM – Laminated Object Manufacturing
8. Design in additive manufacturing, topology optimization, bionic design, lattice
structure
9. Software for Additive manufacturing (SolidThinking Inspire, MSC Software
SimufactAdditive, 3D Experience, Autodesk Netfabb, Materialise Magics, Meshmixer)
10. Postprocessing in additive manufacturing
11. Popularization in additive manufacturing
12. Case studies
13. Case studies
14. Future in additive manufacturing

Exercise program
1. Introduction to additive manufacturing technologies, performance additive manufacturing
laboratories, OSH
2. Additive Technology - classification and manufacturing technology
3. Introduction of working with 3D CAD software
4. Basics of working with 3D CAD software (SolidThinking Inspire, MSC Software
SimufactAdditive, 3D Experience, Autodesk Netfabb, Materialise Magics, Meshmixer)
5. 3D printers FDM – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
6. 3D printers FDM – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
7. 3D printers SLA – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
8. 3D printers FDM + CFF – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
9. 3D printers SLS – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
10. 3D printers SLS – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
11. 3D printers SLM – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
12. 3D printers SLM – principle and utilization, operation, preparation of production
13. Semestral project
14. Semestral project
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Pagáč, M.et al. Additive manufacturing. Textbook. Ostrava. 2020.
Pagáč, M. a kol. Aditivní technologie. Skriptum. Ostrava. 2020.
Recommended Reading:
GIBSON, I, D ROSEN a B STUCKER. Additive manufacturing technologies: rapid prototyping to direct digital manufacturing. New York: Springer, c2010, xxii, 459 p. ISBN 1441911200 .
REDWOOD, B., SCH'OFFE, F., GARRET, B. The 3D Printing Handbook. Technologies, design and applications. Amsterdam, 2017. 293 p. ISBN 978-90-827485-0-5 .
MICHAEL, P., JACKSON, B., HARIA., R. The Free Beginner´s guide to 3D Printing: History of 3D Printing. 3D Printing Industry. Dostupné on-line: https://3dprintingindustry.com/3d-printing-basics-free-beginners-guide
GIBSON, I, D ROSEN a B STUCKER. Additive manufacturing technologies: rapid prototyping to direct digital manufacturing. New York: Springer, c2010, xxii, 459 p. ISBN 1441911200 .
REDWOOD, B., SCH'OFFE, F., GARRET, B. The 3D Printing Handbook. Technologies, design and applications. Amsterdam, 2017. 293 p. ISBN 978-90-827485-0-5 .
MICHAEL, P., JACKSON, B., HARIA., R. The Free Beginner´s guide to 3D Printing: History of 3D Printing. 3D Printing Industry. Dostupné on-line: https://3dprintingindustry.com/3d-printing-basics-free-beginners-guide
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 21
        ExaminationExamination70 51